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When Lissette Acosta-Corniel and her mother were struggling to make a new life in the United States, she made a promise to her 10-year-old sister who remained behind in the Dominican Republic, vowing to finish college and finish well. She kept that promise, graduating May 18 with a doctorate from the University at Albany.

Luis "Gabe" Sanchez has been drawn to daunting tasks his entire life. At age 20, he conducts research to develop alternative ways of tackling the world's biggest problems, including poverty and environmental disasters.